Watch-movement.



G. NUTTING 6L J. J. SMITH. WATCH` MOVEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED rms. 2o, 1909.

91 7,788. Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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917.788. PanentedA 3,1909.

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GlA\lVlLLE NUTTIKG AND JUSTE' J. SBlllli, Ol" JERSEY Cl'lY, NEW JERSEY, ASSGNORS TO NEW YORK ,STANDARD `\.'\,'ATOH COMPANY, OF JE {SEY O VY, NEW JERSEY, ii COR- PORATION OF NEW JERS WATI -MOVEMENT.

No. oir/free.

Speeication 01"' Let/ters Patent.

Patented April 13, 1909.

Application filed February 20, 1909. Serial No. @95180.

To all 'Milioni it muy coi/acera:

Re it known that we, Gmini/innig liufr'rino and Jus'riw d. Siiirii, citizens oit the United States, and residents of Jersey Cit-y, county ot Hudson and State ot New Jersey, have iliade nnd invented ertain new and use'tul.

Watch l'iioyenients, oi"

(l improvements in the i lloi'ing is a specihcation.

which Our invention relates to an improvement in 'watch movements, and more particularly to watch barrels, the object oi the saiie being io so construct and assemble the parte that the barrel, instead oi having its bearing on the arbor, as is new usually the case, it may have a larger and more extended hearing on its outer side or surface, and by nvention ie to .ao

taking down the movement; further7 to en he parts that easy had to the spring within the barrel without the necessity o' tirely Separate the main spring and the tiret L wheeh so that should the 'ljorincr be unevenly wound or unwouiid, it will bear against the barrel head instead of against the iirstl wheel7 all friction between these two parts l be ng avoided, and thereby largely adding to the time keeping qualities et the watch by giving the spring a more uniform power.

Qi t'urther object o't` the ini/'ention is to so construct the several parts oi the barrel that i they may he easily and readily assembled,

and with the above and other ende in view, consists in certain novel features ot con-l struction and combinations of parte. as will l be hereinafter fully described aid pointed ut in the claims.

in the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a plan View of a part ot a watch niovenient. constructed in accordance with ouin` Yjornied with an opening in which is litted the barrel (t, this barrel at its lower end being 'formed with ne integral head il provided with "ic central opening /i through which extends said arbor C, the opening being oi suiicient Size to pcrniit oit J:he barrel being' reni-eveil troin its position without di inrbing aid arbor and without interference therewith. it its upper end the barrel G is providd with the shoulder f/ and with the inte ral teeth l, said teeth. and Shoulder rcs:Y n.9' n )on a shoulder o termed in theA top Uw 1 T) pla i' by recessing tne same. Dy thus oifiing ne Shoulder g on the upper end of *he barrel and recefsing the top plate B as s ribed, a hearing is 'formed tor said baran addit'oi al bearing being provided i; ieret'or by contacting the outer side or surtace the barrel with the ver al wall ol ih; opening in said plate l. three two en tended bearings obviating all danger oi the barrel tilting and ineurnig at all times its infoper position.

Over the top ot the barrel lite the cap )late iii centrally provided with the jewel )caring in which is contained the pivot nl Vtoi-ined on the upper end ot the arbor C, t-ie plate l being held in position by the screws Y tapped into the top plate B, said jewel or l; eaiing il being tightly aired in said cap plate l.

it. will be understood, ot couree., w

Atliout further description or illustration tha both the jewels, l@ and l) niay be omitted. the inver pivotI E having it bearing directlj.v in the dial plate Si. and the upper pivot lvl haif'ing its bearing directly in the cap plate li. vlt will be understood troni the foregoing hat we have provided an enlarged and more intended bearing for ih barrel than haal ieretoi'ore usually been the case, with the esult oi'l materially improving the time keeping qualities of the movement; 'tui-therinore. by removing the two screws the barrel with its contained Sprng may be at once removed without the necessity oit tal;- ing down the other portions et the nievenient, and again, the head ll etlectnally prcvente an)Y Contact of the spring with the wheel l).

Sleif'eral slight changeal might be inade in both the construction and arrangement oi the .ee-ve al parts above described, \'i hout in any way departing :troni the spirit ot' our invention, as for instance, instead of constructing the arbor of one piece, it may be constructed of two pieces, that is, as illustrated in F ig. 4, it may comprise the stud C provided with a head c tightly held in a recess in the dial plate fr by knurling over the metal of the latter onto the head c, as illustrated at c2. Around the stud C is fitted the hub C2, the lower end resting on the head c, and to which hub is secured the first wheel D. Again, instead of forniing the barrel with an integral head, as before described, the head H may be snapped into a recess formed in the lower end of the barrel G. is in the former case, this barrel Gr is provided with the shoulder y and integral teeth l to rest upon the shoulder formed by recessing the top plate B, the outer side or surface of the barrel, as in the former instance, contacting with and bearing against the vertical wall of the opening formed in said plate B. in this instance, the vcap plate K will be set within the upper end ofl the barrel G and provided with a central opening f for the reception ofl the upper end of the hub C2, a retaining screw S being threaded into the upper end of the stud C and bearing on the cap plate K "for retaining the barrel with its contained spring in its proper position.

It will be seen from the foregoing that in this instance, as well as in the former instance, by removing the retaining screw S, the barrel G, Vith its contained spring, may be easily and readily removed, the opening t in the barrel head permitting of the barrel being removed without in any way interfering with the hub Gf.

In both of the above instances, it will be seen that the barrel with its contained spring (this spring having been omitted from the the drawings for the salte of clearness), may be easily and readily removed or inserted in place, the removal of one or two screws only being necessary for the operation. Furthermore, the barrel, instead ofl having its bearing on the arbor, as is now usually the case, has a much larger1 and more extended bearing on its outer side or surface, greatly iinproving the time keeping' qualities of the movement. Again, in both instances, it will be seen that the barrel head entirely obviates all danger of the main spring com'- ing into contact with the first wheel, so that in the event the spring be unevenly wound or unwound, it will bear against the barrel head, instead of against the first wheel.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. ln a watch movement, the combination with a dial plate and top plate, of a barrel provided on its upper end with integral teeth resting in a recessed portion of said top plate and on its lower end with a head, an arbor having the first wheel tightly secured thereto between said head and dial plate, and a cap for securing the several parts in position, substantial y as described.

2. ln a watch movement, tl combination with a dial and top plates, of' a barrel provided with integral teeth, the shoulder on its upper end resting in and upon a recessed and shouldered portion of said top plate, and provided on its lower end with a head, an arbor located .vithin said barrel and extending through said head to the dial plate, a first wheel secured to said arbor and located between said dial plate and barrel head, and a cap plate fitting over said barrel for holding the latter in position, substantially as described.

3. ln a watch movement, the combination with a dial and top plates, of a barrel fitting in an opening in the top plate and provided on its upper end with a shoulder bearing on a recessed portion of said top plate, and its outer side against the vertical wall of said opening, said barrel being provided on its lower end with a head, an arbor pivoted at its lower end in the dial plate, a first wheel secured to said arbor between said dial plate and barrel head, and a cap fitting over said barrel and to which is pivoted the upper ond of said arbor, substantially as described.

Signed at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, this 29th day of January A. D. 1909.

GRANVXLLE NUTTING. JUSTIN J. SMITH.

Witnesses C. Howano Snaren, @so-xn A. LENDAUER. 

